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Uninstall and Install Airmail - Airmail for macOS

There are two ways of uninstalling Airmail and setting it up again. These are described below.

Simple Uninstall and Reinstalling from the App Store


To accomplish this method, please move the app to trash from the applications folder as shown in the video below.



Then move to the App Store and re-install Airmail. If an App Store asks to pay again, make sure to log out
and login back to the App Store to avoid such situation.

Using this method, you will not loose any of the preferences from Airmail.


For macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) Fresh Install



Open the Finder and then press ⇧⌘G (Shift-Command-G) and type in
~/Library/Group Containers/2E337YPCZY.airmail and then move this folder to the desktop.

and then launch the app to get a fresh copy.


For macOS Sierra and older - Fresh Install.




Please note that this method will remove all the preferences and data of Airmail from your

device and you will have to setup Airmail again from scratch. To reduce the time taken for

setting up accounts, it is advisable to save your account settings and preferences to iCloud.


To accomplish this method please follow the steps as described below:

Move the Airmail app to trash from Applications as shown in the video above.

Open Terminal: (⌘+Space Bar then type Terminal) and copy paste the following command and hit enter.
rm -r ~/Library/Containers/it.bloop.airmail2

Please refer to the picture below:


Then re-install Airmail from App Store and open to proceed further.

Let us know if you have any concerns.

Updated on: 02/06/2019

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